Postseason college football bowl game
College football game
The 2021 Cheez-It Bowl was a college football bowl game played on December 29, 2021, with kickoff at 5:45 p.m. EST and televised on ESPN .[ 3] It was the 32nd edition of the Cheez-It Bowl , and was one of the 2021–22 bowl games concluding the 2021 FBS football season . Food manufacturing company Kellogg's was the title sponsor of the game, through its Cheez-It brand.
Teams
Consistent with conference tie-ins, the game was played between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and the Big 12 Conference .
This was the first matchup between Clemson and Iowa State.[ 4]
Clemson Tigers
Clemson completed their regular season with a 9–3 overall record, 6–2 in ACC games. The Tigers suffered two losses in their first four games, and did not reach the ACC Championship Game for the first time since the 2014 season. Clemson played three ranked teams during the regular season, losing to Georgia and Pittsburgh while defeating Wake Forest .
Iowa State Cyclones
Iowa State completed their regular season with an overall 7–5 record, 5–4 in Big 12 games. The Cyclones also lost two of their first four games, and later finished the season by losing three of their final five games. Iowa State faced three ranked FBS teams during the regular season, losing to Iowa and Oklahoma while defeating Oklahoma State .
Game summary
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
Clemson
Iowa State
1
6:52
15
69
8:08
Clemson
23-yard field goal by B.T. Potter
3
0
2
11:25
11
78
5:42
Iowa State
22-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis
3
3
2
4:07
8
41
3:26
Clemson
51-yard field goal by B.T. Potter
6
3
3
4:54
16
79
7:39
Clemson
Will Shipley 12-yard touchdown run, B.T. Potter kick good
13
3
3
4:01
Clemson
Interception returned 18 yards for touchdown by Mario Goodrich , B.T. Potter kick good
20
3
3
1:23
4
0
1:04
Iowa State
45-yard field goal by Andrew Mevis
20
6
4
9:42
8
63
5:18
Iowa State
Charlie Kolar 6-yard touchdown reception from Brock Purdy , Andrew Mevis kick good
20
13
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
13
Statistics
Statistics
CLEM
ISU
First downs
20
14
Plays–yards
73–315
60–270
Rushes–yards
40–128
21–66
Passing yards
187
204
Passing: comp –att –int
21–33–1
23–39–1
Time of possession
32:10
27:50
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Clemson
Passing
DJ Uiagalelei
21/32, 187 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Will Shipley
18 carries, 61 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Dacari Collins
6 receptions, 56 yards
Iowa State
Passing
Brock Purdy
23/39, 204 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Jirehl Brock
14 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving
Jaylin Noel
4 receptions, 54 yards
See also
References
External links
Formerly known as the Blockbuster / Carquest / MicronPC / Tangerine / Champs Sports / Russell Athletic / Camping World / Cheez-It Bowl